The contents of total ginsenoside and 10 important monomer ginsenosides, namely Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Rg3, Rh2, Re, Rg1, Rg2 and Rh1 in the American ginseng fruit paste and its zymotic fluid were determined by macroporous resin column chromatography-colorimetry and RP-HPLC in order to make use of the American ginseng fruit paste. The results showed that the content of total ginsenoside in the American ginseng fruit paste processed by special technique for fermentation was decreased by 50% ; and the contents of ...